Climate change, competition for natural resources, and strategic military positioning are the driving force behind the Arctic’s rapid transformation into a major geopolitical battleground. Due to global warming, the ice sheets in the arctic continue to recede, which has made previously inaccessible regions easier to reach and exploit. At the centre of this international development sits Svalbard, an archipelago under …

  It seems like the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has drastically shifted the security dynamics in Eastern Europe and has demonstrated how modern wars will be waged. In particular, the conflict has shown the effectiveness of landmines as a defensive tool in slowing enemy advances. Due to the indiscriminate nature of landmines, 160 countries ratified the Ottawa Convention which …

Israel has issued a warning of potential retaliation in response to Turkey’s decision to ban the export of 54 items to Israel until the conflict in Gaza ends. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, has instructed the Economic Division of the Foreign Ministry to prepare a detailed list of products that should be banned from being exported from Turkey to Israel, …

Italy is set to preside over the G7, which includes the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, and Canada, throughout 2024. Italy’s priorities will expectedly include the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, climate change, development in Africa, engagement with China as well as the need to regulate Artificial Intelligence.  During its G7 presidency, Italy plans to host 20 ministerial …

Europe and Africa depend on one another to deliver an effective and long-term response to global and shared issues such as climate change, peace and security, and economic growth, all of which affect us all. The European Union-African collaboration, founded on discussion and multilateralism, is solution-oriented and forward looking. Europe and Africa are both players in a multilateral international system …

The increasingly integrated digital platforms, automated logistics and virtual payments have global commerce approaching an inflection point. With hyper-connected seamless trade flows poised to unleash huge efficiency gains both for business and people, this high level of interconnection has never before risked testing the capacity of governance across borders at such a comprehensive scale. More access for enterprising export powers the …

Launched in 2013, the Belt & Road initiative is a massive infrastructure and investment project aimed at facilitating trade by inter alia increasing railway connection and port connections across several continents. Inspired by the ancient Silk Road, the project is an expression of Chinese economic power and influence, particularly in regard to the developing world. It has been ten years …

            In recent developments regarding the war between Hamas and Palestine in Gaza, the international community has gathered a number of times in order to discuss a ceasefire agreement for humanitarian causes in order to protect the many civilians whose lives are still at stake in the region.             The world is watching and hoping that many lives can be saved from …

This article will provide a strategic analysis of the position of Saudi Arabia as the greatest oil producer on the world regarding the push for green energy projects throughout the world as the global effort to fight climate change accelerates. The International Energy Agency, has alerted through various reports for the need of a greater effort to fight climate change …